Fengnian Guo, Li Qin, Baoguang Chen, Hongliang Xu, Jinxia Wang, Ran An, Qiuju Zhang
{"title":"Predictive model combining blood pressure, glycemic and renal markers for diabetic nephropathy in elderly hypertensive patients with type 2 diabetes.","authors":"Fengnian Guo, Li Qin, Baoguang Chen, Hongliang Xu, Jinxia Wang, Ran An, Qiuju Zhang","doi":"10.1080/10641963.2025.2564299","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10641963.2025.2564299","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This retrospective cohort study assessed the predictive value of routine clinical indicators for diabetic nephropathy (DN) in elderly patients (≥60 years) with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and hypertension. A total of 102 hospitalized patients (January 2022-December 2023) were divided into DN and non-DN groups. Fasting blood glucose (FBG), 2-h postprandial glucose (2hPG), HbA1c, systolic blood pressure (SBP), urinary microalbumin (UMA), and urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR) were analyzed using univariate and multivariate logistic regression to identify independent predictors. A nomogram based on these indicators was developed and evaluated by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis. All six factors independently predicted DN (<i>p</i> < 0.05), with 2hPG showing the strongest association (OR = 8.922). The combined model achieved high predictive accuracy (AUC = 0.906), outperforming any single indicator. This model offers a practical tool for early DN risk stratification in elderly T2DM patients with hypertension, supporting individualized prevention and intervention.</p>","PeriodicalId":10333,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Hypertension","volume":"47 1","pages":"2564299"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145562983","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Junfeng Zhou, Yingjie Su, Liudang He, Ning Ding, Zhao Zeng
{"title":"Association of different diet quality scores with cardiovascular disease mortality risk in hypertension treatment group.","authors":"Junfeng Zhou, Yingjie Su, Liudang He, Ning Ding, Zhao Zeng","doi":"10.1080/10641963.2025.2563779","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10641963.2025.2563779","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study investigated the association between several dietary quality scores-including the healthy eating index-2015(HEI-2015), dietary inflammatory index (DII), and dietary approaches to stop hypertension (DASH)-and the risk of cardiovascular disease(CVD) mortality in hypertension treatment group.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data were obtained from 11,310 participants in the the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1999-2016). Diet quality scores were calculated based on the type and quantity of food and beverages consumed by participants in the past 24 h. CVD mortality was defined as deaths from heart or cerebrovascular disease (ICD-10). We used cox proportional hazards regression to assess the association between diet quality scores and CVD mortality.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>During an average follow-up period of 109 months, 1324 deaths from CVD were confirmed. HEI-2015 and DII showed statistically significant negative association (HR, 0.9404 (95% CI = 0.8846, 0.9998), <i>p</i> = 0.0491) and positive correlation (HR, 1.0514 (95% CI = 1.0055, 1.0995), <i>p</i> = 0.0278) with CVD mortality. DASH showed no statistically significant negative correlation with CVD mortality (HR, 0.9639 (95% CI = 0.9215, 1.0083), <i>p</i> = 0.1096). However, trend tests for all three diet quality scores were significant (<i>p </i>< 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The HEI-2015 and DASH dietary patterns reduce the risk of CVD mortality in the hypertension treatment group. In contrast, the DII dietary pattern increases the risk of CVD mortality in such patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":10333,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Hypertension","volume":"47 1","pages":"2563779"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145184635","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shi Guo, Yuting Su, Yajun Li, Cuiyuan Li, Lele Pan
{"title":"The causal relationship between circulating metabolites and gestational hypertension, pre-eclampsia, eclampsia: A bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization study.","authors":"Shi Guo, Yuting Su, Yajun Li, Cuiyuan Li, Lele Pan","doi":"10.1080/10641963.2025.2508787","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10641963.2025.2508787","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Gestational hypertension, pre-eclampsia, and eclampsia pose significant risks to maternal and fetal health, yet their underlying causes remain unclear. This study investigates the associations between 233 metabolites and these conditions.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We analyzed data from the Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) database for gestational hypertension, pre-eclampsia, and eclampsia. The bidirectional two-sample MR analysis examined causal relationships using inverse variance weighting as the primary method, supplemented by MR-Egger, weighted median, simple mode, and weighted mode. Sensitivity analyses assessed robustness, heterogeneity, and horizontal pleiotropy.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In the forward Mendelian randomization analysis, a reduction in citrate levels (OR = 0.906, 95% CI = 0.829-0.990, <i>p</i> = .029) is associated with an increased risk of gestational hypertension. The ratio of conjugated linoleic acid to total fatty acids (OR = 1.172, 95% CI = 1.026-1.339, <i>p</i> = .019) is associated with an increased risk of gestational hypertension. The ratio of conjugated linoleic acid to total fatty acids (OR = 1.288, 95% CI = 1.064-1.560, <i>p</i> = .009) is associated with an increased risk of preeclampsia and eclampsia. The phospholipids to total lipids ratio in large HDL (OR = 1.227, 95% CI = 1.120-1.344, <i>p</i> = 9.91 × 10^-6) is associated with an increased risk of preeclampsia and eclampsia. The total cholesterol to total lipids ratio in chylomicrons and extremely large VLDL (OR = 0.884, 95% CI = 0.789-0.990, <i>p</i> = .033) is associated with an increased risk of preeclampsia and eclampsia. In the reverse Mendelian randomization analysis, the occurrence of gestational hypertension is associated with a reduction in Cholesteryl esters to total lipids ratio in very large VLDL (OR = 0.987, 95% CI = 0.975-0.999, <i>p</i> = .044). The occurrence of preeclampsia and eclampsia is associated with a reduction in total choline levels (OR = 0.989, 95% CI = 0.979-0.998, <i>p</i> = .029), and with a reduction in total phosphoglycerides levels (OR = 0.988, 95% CI = 0.978-0.997, <i>p</i> = .012). Sensitivity analysis did not detect significant heterogeneity or pleiotropy.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This research elucidates the causal links between specific metabolites and gestational hypertension, pre-eclampsia, and eclampsia, potentially informing new clinical approaches for diagnosis and treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":10333,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Hypertension","volume":"47 1","pages":"2508787"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144109865","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Huarong Yang, Haiyan Xing, Xue Zou, Meihua Jin, Yang Li, Ke Xiao, Li Cai, Yao Liu, Xue Yang
{"title":"Efficacy and safety of intensive blood pressure control in patients over 60 years: A systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Huarong Yang, Haiyan Xing, Xue Zou, Meihua Jin, Yang Li, Ke Xiao, Li Cai, Yao Liu, Xue Yang","doi":"10.1080/10641963.2025.2465399","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10641963.2025.2465399","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To evaluate the efficacy and safety of intensive blood pressure control in patients over 60 years.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Databases including PubMed, Embase and Cochrane library were searched from inception through February 1, 2024. Randomized controlled trials evaluating the efficacy or safety of intensive blood pressure control in patients over 60 years were included in the meta-analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Intensive blood pressure control in individuals with mild hypertension has been shown to reduce the risk of heart failure, stroke, myocardial infarction, major cardiovascular events, cardiovascular mortality, and all-cause mortality. The benefits of intensive blood pressure control in patients with moderate to severe hypertension are comparable to those observed in individuals with mild hypertension, with the exception of a reduced impact on all-cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality. Compared with maintaining systolic blood pressure (SBP) above 140 mmHg, SBP below 140 mmHg is associated with a decreased risk of major cardiovascular events in patients aged over 70, as well as a reduced risk of stroke in patients aged 60-69. Furthermore, compared to maintaining SBP above 130 mmHg, SBP below 130 mmHg is linked to a lower risk of major cardiovascular events, heart failure and myocardial infarction in patients over 60, a reduced risk of stroke and cardiovascular mortality in patients aged 60-69, and a decreased risk of all-cause mortality in patients over 70. However, a lower baseline blood pressure or more aggressive blood pressure control may be associated with an increased risk of hypotension.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Patients with hypertension aged over 60 years can derive benefits from intensive blood pressure management without experiencing significant adverse events, aside from hypotension.</p>","PeriodicalId":10333,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Hypertension","volume":"47 1","pages":"2465399"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143413677","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gary S Bird, Yu-Ping Lin, Charles J Tucker, Geoffrey Mueller, Min Shi, Sandosh Padmanabhan, Anant B Parekh
{"title":"L-type calcium channel blockers at therapeutic concentrations are not linked to CRAC channels and heart failure.","authors":"Gary S Bird, Yu-Ping Lin, Charles J Tucker, Geoffrey Mueller, Min Shi, Sandosh Padmanabhan, Anant B Parekh","doi":"10.1080/10641963.2025.2515924","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10641963.2025.2515924","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Amlodipine has been used as a front-line anti-hypertensive therapy for decades by virtue of blocking voltage-operated calcium channels with high affinity and specificity. Recently, the safety of amlodipine has been questioned, as it was reported to activate Ca<sup>2+</sup> release-activated Ca<sup>2+</sup> (CRAC) channels and increase the risk of heart failure. Here we show, using a variety of approaches, that amlodipine does not activate CRAC channels at therapeutic concentrations. Combined with our previous meta-analysis, our study should reassure physicians that amlodipine should continue to be prescribed for treating hypertension.</p>","PeriodicalId":10333,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Hypertension","volume":"47 1","pages":"2515924"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12312753/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144616574","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Restoration of vascular dysfunction resulting from maternal high-fat diet via modulation of the NLRP3/IL-1β axis.","authors":"Yuxuan Xiao, Xianru Bi, Rongjie Zhang, Yu Li, Wei Sun, Yingxue Hao","doi":"10.1080/10641963.2024.2440342","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10641963.2024.2440342","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study investigated the impact of maternal high-fat diet on vascular function and endothelial homeostasis in offspring. We found that offspring exposed to maternal high-fat diet exhibited elevated blood pressure, impaired abdominal aortic vascular function, and endothelial homeostasis imbalance. These changes were accompanied by increased levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and upregulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines (including IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-10). Treatment with NLRP3 or IL-1β inhibitors prevented the deterioration in vascular function, reduced endothelial NO production, and inflammation induced by maternal high-fat diet exposure compared to the control group. The findings suggest that during pregnancy, mitigating the vascular impairments in offspring induced by maternal high-fat diet can be achieved by inhibiting the NLRP3/IL-1β pathway.</p>","PeriodicalId":10333,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Hypertension","volume":"47 1","pages":"2440342"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142892657","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Machine learning-based analyses of contributing factors for the development of hypertension: a comparative study.","authors":"Marenao Tanaka, Yukinori Akiyama, Kazuma Mori, Itaru Hosaka, Keisuke Endo, Toshifumi Ogawa, Tatsuya Sato, Toru Suzuki, Toshiyuki Yano, Hirofumi Ohnishi, Nagisa Hanawa, Masato Furuhashi","doi":"10.1080/10641963.2025.2449613","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10641963.2025.2449613","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Sufficient attention has not been given to machine learning (ML) models using longitudinal data for investigating important predictors of new onset of hypertension. We investigated the predictive ability of several ML models for the development of hypertension.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 15 965 Japanese participants (men/women: 9,466/6,499, mean age: 45 years) who received annual health examinations were randomly divided into a training group (70%, <i>n</i> = 11,175) and a test group (30%, <i>n</i> = 4,790). The predictive abilities of 58 candidates including fatty liver index (FLI), which is calculated by using body mass index, waist circumference and levels of γ-glutamyl transferase and triglycerides, were investigated by statistics analogous to the area under the curve (AUC) in receiver operating characteristic curve analyses using ML models including logistic regression, random forest, naïve Bayes, extreme gradient boosting and artificial neural network.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>During a 10-year period (mean period: 6.1 years), 2,132 subjects (19.1%) in the training group and 917 subjects (19.1%) in the test group had new onset of hypertension. Among the 58 parameters, systolic blood pressure, age and FLI were identified as important candidates by random forest feature selection with 10-fold cross-validation. The AUCs of ML models were 0.765-0.825, and discriminatory capacity was significantly improved in the artificial neural network model compared to that in the logistic regression model.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The development of hypertension can be simply and accurately predicted by each ML model using systolic blood pressure, age and FLI as selected features. By building multiple ML models, more practical prediction might be possible.</p>","PeriodicalId":10333,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Hypertension","volume":"47 1","pages":"2449613"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142945761","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tuo Xu, Yongkang Wu, Changwei Zheng, Weijie Chen, Zhi Zhang
{"title":"Association between uric acid and aortic aneurysms: A two-sample Mendelian randomization study.","authors":"Tuo Xu, Yongkang Wu, Changwei Zheng, Weijie Chen, Zhi Zhang","doi":"10.1080/10641963.2025.2539180","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10641963.2025.2539180","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Based on Mendelian randomization (MR) methods, this study aims to explore causal associations of uric acid (UA) levels with aortic aneurysms (AAs).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this MR study, data on UA levels and gout were extracted from genome-wide association study (GWAS) meta-analysis conducted by UK Biobank (UKB) for European population and the Biobank Japan Project (BBJ) for Asian population. Summary statistics of AAs were obtained from different databases. Inverse variance weighted (IVW), weighted-mode, weighted median, MR-Egger, and MR-PRESSO methods were used to examine the potential causal association of UA with AAs.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The IVW estimates indicated that elevated UA level was associated with higher AAA risk among the European population (OR = 1.315, 95%CI: 1.024-1.689). In the Asian population, the UA level was positively linked to the odds of AA (OR = 1.393, 95%CI: 1.061-1.829). In addition, sensitivity analyses through MR leave-one-out and single SNP effect methods showed that these results were relatively robust.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>UA may be a potential risk factor for AAs, indicating that clinicians should focus on serum UA levels among populations with high-risk of AAs. Studies to reveal the true relationship between them and clarify the underlying mechanism are still needed in the future.</p>","PeriodicalId":10333,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Hypertension","volume":"47 1","pages":"2539180"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144844791","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comorbidities and anthropometric parameters in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: a phenotype-based study.","authors":"Mihrican Yeşildağ, Faysal Duksal","doi":"10.1080/10641963.2025.2512136","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10641963.2025.2512136","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS) is a heterogeneous syndrome and shows different phenotypic, clinical and physiopathological features. The aim of this study was to examine the relationships between OSAS phenotypes and comorbidities and anthropometric measurements and to identify OSAS phenotypes that should be referred for early diagnosis and treatment.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>We retrospectively reviewed 600 patients who underwent polysomnography (PSG) in our sleep center. Seven phenotypes were defined as Simple Snoring (SS)-Control, Mild, Moderate and Severe OSAS, Rem Dependent OSAS (RDO), Position Dependent OSAS (PDO) and Rem+Position dependent OSAS (R+PDO). Demographic data, anthropometric measurements and comorbid diseases of the patients were obtained retrospectively from their files. OSAS phenotypes were compared with comorbidities and anthropometric measurements.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Severe OSAS was the most common phenotype. Oxygen desaturation index (ODI) and anthropometric measurements showed significant differences between phenotypes (<i>p</i> < .001). Hypertension (HT) (43.7%) and ischemic heart disease (CHD) (14.2%) were the most common comorbidities and were most commonly associated with severe OSAS. In logistic regression analysis, neck circumference (NC) and body mass index (BMI) were the anthropometric measures that predicted OSAS phenotypes. NC and BMI predicted severe OSAS, NC predicted PDO and R+PDO, and BMI predicted RDO.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study revealed that OSAS phenotypes exhibit different clinical and anthropometric characteristics and differ in comorbidity risks. HT was found to be higher in severe OSAS, moderate OSAS and R+PDO, and CHD was higher in severe OSAS and RDO. Our study emphasized the importance of phenotypic characteristics as well as AHI in the management of comorbidities in OSAS.</p>","PeriodicalId":10333,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Hypertension","volume":"47 1","pages":"2512136"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144149515","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cinnamaldehyde alleviates pulmonary hypertension by affecting vascular remodeling through the TLR4/NF-kB/HIF-1a pathway.","authors":"Jinbo Zhang, Wenxin Zhang, Zhiyong Yang, Bingbing Fan, Chunhe Wang, Zhengkun Tian","doi":"10.1080/10641963.2025.2486829","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10641963.2025.2486829","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To investigate the mechanism by which cinnamaldehyde (CA) alleviates pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) through the TLR4/NF-kB/HIF-1a pathway.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>PAH was induced in rats via SU5416 injection and hypoxia. Hemodynamics (RVMP, RVSP, mPAP) were measured. Histological changes were assessed by HE staining, and protein expressions of α-SMA, Col I, TLR4, p-p65, p65, and HIF-1a were detected by western blot. In vitro, hypoxia-induced HPAECs were treated with CA and TLR4 activator RS09TFA. Cell function was assessed by CCK-8, colony formation, and scratch assays, with VE-Cadherin and α-SMA expression analyzed by western blot.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>PAH rats showed increased RVMP, RVSP, mPAP, and pulmonary artery thickening. CA significantly alleviated lung damage and reduced α-SMA and Col I expression. TLR4/NF-kB/HIF-1a activation with RS09TFA inhibited CA's effects. In vitro, CA mitigated hypoxia-induced HPAEC dysfunction, restoring VE-Cadherin and α-SMA expression, while RS09TFA blocked these effects.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>CA alleviates PAH by inhibiting the TLR4/NF-kB/HIF-1a pathway and suppressing vascular remodeling, suggesting its potential as a therapeutic agent for PAH.</p>","PeriodicalId":10333,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Hypertension","volume":"47 1","pages":"2486829"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143763207","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}